Sanjay Dutt ordered to finish jail sentence over 1993 Mumbai bombings
Bollywood actor was convicted of possessing illegal firearms as part of case over serial attacks that killed 257 peopleIndia's supreme court has ordered the Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, the most...
View ArticleDamascus mosque suicide bomb blast aftermath - video
Footage showing the aftermath of a suicide bomb blast at a mosque in Damascus on Thursday, in which a Sunni Muslim preacher was killed
View ArticleSyria: suicide bomber kills top Sunni preacher in Damascus mosque
Sheikh Mohammad Said Ramadan al-Buti and at least 41 others were killed in an explosion during evening prayersA suicide bombing has torn through a mosque in Damascus killing a top Sunni Muslim preacher...
View ArticleThe jihadist rapper wanted dead by both sides of the 'war on terror'
Songs such as Send Me a Cruise (Missile) land Omar Hammami with $5m bounty on his head – but he doesn't seem too worriedSome would argue that glamorising violence in hip-hop is nothing new, but Omar...
View ArticleTurkey's voting for censors
A leading columnist has been frozen out of his newspaper for revealing details of secret government talks with the PKKMeanwhile, in a foreign field: Hasan Cemal, former battling Turkish editor (against...
View ArticleAl-Qaida unit in Mali says it has killed French hostage
Aqim says it has beheaded Philippe Verdon, who was captured in 2011, and that other French hostages are alive but at riskAl-Qaida's North African wing, al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (Aqim), claimed...
View ArticleMI5's new chief faces pressure to enforce ethical behaviour at agency
Deputy to Sir Jonathan Evans is likely successor but will take up job amid evidence of MI5's role in secret rendition and tortureHe cannot be named – in the unlikely event he fails to land the job –...
View ArticleMost Britons back assassination of terrorists in UK or abroad, poll finds
YouGov poll for RUSI defence policy thinktank finds older people and men are more supportive of 'targeted killings'A majority of Britons support the "targeted killing" of terrorists, both overseas and...
View ArticleSuicide bombers kill Afghan police
Car blown up outside Jalalabad base before attackers stormed inside and set off explosive vestsEight suicide bombers attacked a police headquarters in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Tuesday,...
View ArticleDrone warfare: Niger becomes latest frontline in US war on terror
Obama administration reliance on drones to fight al-Qaida and Islamic militants sees drones spread to AfricaThe newest outpost in the US government's empire of drone bases sits behind a...
View ArticleObama's drone killing program slowly emerges from the secret state shadows |...
How much difference does it make for a Pentagon finger to fire a Hellfire missile, rather than the CIA's? Some, but not enoughShould we be happy or worried that the CIA may, someday soon, no longer be...
View ArticleUK spies point to more diverse terror threats
• potential threats range from biological weapons to jihadists returning from Syria, they say• resources stretched, they implyThe trouble with reporting on the activities of the security and...
View ArticleSoldier and two others held over Toulouse terror attacks
French police make arrests as part of investigation into attacks last year targeting Jews and paratroopers in southern cityFrench police have detained three people, including a soldier, in southern...
View ArticleAhmed Errachidi's unlikely voyage from London cook to Guantánamo Bay
Ahmed Errachidi was not a terrorist, just a man trying to support his family, but he spent more than five years in Guantánamo Bay, organised protests and earned the nickname 'The General'. Gillian...
View ArticleWhether by drone or by gun, killing the bad guy is never that simple | Victor...
Most Britons may support killing terrorists by whatever means, a poll shows, but such acts always come with 'collateral damage'A survey carried out for the defence policy thinktank RUSI has found that...
View ArticleSanjay Dutt says he is ready to serve prison term for 1993 arms offences
Bollywood star breaks down as he denies seeking pardon for buying gun from gangsters behind 1993 Mumbai bombingsThe Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, who is facing three-and-a-half years in prison for...
View ArticleThe message sent by America's invisible victims | Glenn Greenwald
As two more Afghan children are liberated (from their lives) by NATO this weekend, a new film examines the effects of endless US aggression(updated below)Yesterday I had the privilege to watch Dirty...
View ArticleMake or break time for Afghan forces as Nato prepares to take step back
'We will not let them fail,' says British commander, before local troops take lead role in fighting Taliban insurgencyBritish commanders have warned that the war against the Taliban is entering its...
View ArticleDeparting British find reasons for optimism in Afghanistan
Soldiers and civilians prepare to depart with qualified confidence that progress will continue under full Afghan controlThe Royal Marines don't intend to make a fuss when they leave Afghanistan in the...
View ArticleIraq rocked by deadly blast in Tikrit
Nine killed including seven police officers as insurgents blow up oil tanker packed with explosives inside government compoundAt least nine people have been killed and 17 wounded after insurgents...
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